BIW Standards Manager

India; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

India is seeking a BIW Standards Manager to lead BIW standard development across new programs, co-locating resources with PDO and Advanced Engineering to ensure product standards adherence and feasible architectures.

The role drives storage of lessons learned, benchmarking, and rapid issue resolution, while aligning with program definitions and manufacturing requirements for reuse of assets and tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 8+ years in automotive industry focusing on BIW processes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Staff and lead BIW standards development across multiple programs.
• Develop Design to Manufacturing proposals and implement them.
• Collaborate with PDO, Advanced Engineering to ensure architecture feasibility and standards compliance.

Skills

BIW knowledge

CAD tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Vis Mockup

Job description

The Body in White (BIW) Standards Manager will staff with the 'right' number of highly skilled personnel based on new program peaks and overall timing and manage BIW Standards and implement lessons learned for multiple new programs. The Manager will lead the development of Design to Manufacturing Proposals and implement them. The manager with co locate the resources within PDO and Advanced Engineering teams to ensure Product Standards are adhered to and Architecture is feasible. This position will drive manufacturing standards and their applications to be implemented across a complete family of vehicles. Collaborate with Advanced Process Team and lead the creation and publishing of initial BIW Process Maps, Vertical Integration before Program Approval to ensure alignment with Program Definition. The Manager will work with PDO, Advanced Program and Engineering teams early on in the Program timeline to ensure Architecture is feasible, Critical Product Standards are met and manufacturing requirements are included in the sections before top hat morph is initiated. Ensure BIW Product Standards are maintained, updated, and improved based on lessons learned and benchmarking and drive their applications to future programs. Rapidly execute product standards violation issue discovery / issue communication / issue closure. Provide program level status on a weekly basis. Ensure product designs will accommodate standard Bill of process and protect for reuse of assets and tooling. Drive for innovative and effective product and process solutions to all future programs. They will lead the Benchmarking activities and develop proposals that will be best in class solutions for cost, quality and OPE.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 8+ years' working in the automotive industry including the following knowledge/experience:
  • BIW sequence and process, Assembly Plant Body Shop experience including BIW Tooling / Process GD&T, PLP's and tolerances
• Strong knowledge of CAD Systems such as Teamcenter and Vis Mockup
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Vehicle launch experience
• Proven leadership and team building abilities
• Excellent organizations skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Product Design and Advanced Vehicle Engineering
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to drive change